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joining me from the, uh, about-to-launch kayak central is george wolfe, who is coordinator of the loseles river expedition. what is the appeal for you of the l.a. river? >> you know, water's such a fundamental thing, and dear to us, and necessary for all of us. and so, we feel like that we're just kind of, you know, fighting this fight for--for everybody, including the army corps, and the county, and the city. >> 4 out the 52 miles are designated as "traditional navigable waterway." but they'll tell you it's perfectly navigable. but you can't put a boat in it. >> 4 being... >> right, because it's an incompatible and unsafe activity, what you're doing. >> yeah, and didn't you love that phrasing? >> i think there's an, uh, innate appeal to this notion of, you know, fighting for what people really know is theirs. >> well, and here we are, finally. ultimately, we hope that this trip will raise consciousness about the l.a. river. even on the way here, i was stuck in traffic, and i was thinking "i can't wait to get to that river..." >> [laughing] >> "and get my feet in that beautiful water.
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i'm wolf blitzer in washington. the george zimmerman verdict is in but the whole saga is far from closed. in fact, we expect the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, to talk about the verdict and the investigation in a major speech. he's getting ready to deliver this hour. we expect it to begin in about 30 minutes. we'll have live coverage. >>> also outside the justice department right now an organization representing some 34,000 black churches is planning on having a rally. the national black church initiative, as it's called, is pushing the government to prosecute george zimmerman under federal civil rights laws. >>> in sanford, florida, right now, people are prepared to gather for a prayer event. pastors and other leaders are asking people to remain calm. protests are happening but they have been mostly peaceful. los angeles police started making arrests, though, before dawn this morning after a gathering on sunset boulevard that was declared an unlawful assembly. another demonstration on interstate 10 ended
i'm wolf blitzer in washington. the george zimmerman verdict is in but the whole saga is far from closed. in fact, we expect the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, to talk about the verdict and the investigation in a major speech. he's getting ready to deliver this hour. we expect it to begin in about 30 minutes. we'll have live coverage. >>> also outside the justice department right now an organization representing some 34,000 black churches is planning on having a...
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i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> george zimmerman's lawyers have rested their case after a testy and dramatic day of testimony in this second-degree murder trial. we're standing by for a news conference by the defense after the court resists for the day. they have not done that yet. zimmerman did not take the stand to personally explain his claim that he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. the judge reminded him several times that he had a right to do so. >> did you now have sufficient time to discuss with your attorneys whether or not you are to testify in this case? >> yes, your honor. >> i don't need to know what was said, but after those discussions, have you made a decision? >> yes, your honor. >> what is your decision? >> after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. >> you understand that no matter what counsel says to you, it's still your decision, do you understand that? >> yes, your honor. >> okay. i need to know, is it your decision to not testify in this case? >> yes, your honor. >> the final witness on zimmerman's behalf was his father. he
i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> george zimmerman's lawyers have rested their case after a testy and dramatic day of testimony in this second-degree murder trial. we're standing by for a news conference by the defense after the court resists for the day. they have not done that yet. zimmerman did not take the stand to personally explain his claim that he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. the judge reminded him several times that he had a right to do so....
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george zimmerman not guilty verdict. some had controversial things to say. andy schulz is joining us with more in the "bleacher report." >> good afternoon, wolf. ter exploded saturday night once george zimmerman was found not guilty. as you can imagine, emotions were running high while many athletes voiced their disappointment with the verdict. atlanta falcons wide receiver roddy white took it to another level. his first tweet read zimmerman got away with murder today. wow. what kind of world do we live in. he followed that tweet with all them jurors should go home tonight and kill themselves for letting a grown man get away with killing a kid. white later apologized for that tweet saying i understand my tweet last night was extreme. i never met for the people to do that. i was shocked and upset about the verdict. i am sorry. one golfer to keep your eye on this week at the british open is 19-year-old jordan spieth. he holed this shot from the bunker to force a playoff in yesterday's final round at the john deere classic. spieth would go on to win for his first professional victory. he's the first teenager to win a pga tour event since 1931. ton
george zimmerman not guilty verdict. some had controversial things to say. andy schulz is joining us with more in the "bleacher report." >> good afternoon, wolf. ter exploded saturday night once george zimmerman was found not guilty. as you can imagine, emotions were running high while many athletes voiced their disappointment with the verdict. atlanta falcons wide receiver roddy white took it to another level. his first tweet read zimmerman got away with murder today. wow. what...
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nora ephron's final piece and i know you had a lot of conversation here about that, and when george c. wolfho is an extraordinary artist invited me on board i jumped at the opportunity. >> and here as a designer and as a set designer, what you realize is you are a part of telling that story. >> rose: right. >> a. >> and,. in fact in the case of lucky guy, it is 41 scenes, the last thing you could do is slow down for a big permanent piece of scenery, so part of the journal he was figuring out how to, first of all, what is the world? what is the believable world. >> right. >> in that case it was 1985, love of tabloid journalism. >> rose: right. >> and when you look at all of those news rooms. >> rose: ten in new york city. >> in new york city which was a very messy, vital kind of place. and i came to new york in 79. >> rose: yes. >> so that was when i fell in love with the city. so the play needs to me as quickly as it can, so there is portable desks, there is clutter on the desks and then there is an over held ceiling with george and with a great collaborative team of lighting designers and
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she's going to make major decisions, george. >> well, wolf, look. here's what all the fighting is about. the defense is winding down its case, expected to rest its case today. and they want two pieces of evidence admitted into this trial. they want, number one, a computer reenactment of the crime scene and also they want text messages and photos from trayvon martin's cell phone. the prosecution wants none of it. they don't want it in the trial and these attorneys, wolf, they stayed up so late arguing that even george zimmerman had to stay out past his curfew. >> i'm not getting into this. court is in recess and i'll give my ruling in the morning. >> reporter: court went a little later than expected tuesday. they wrangled late into the night. 10:00 p.m. over whether to admit text messages and photos from trayvon martin's phone and a computer animated reconstruction of the crime scene that defense attorneys want admitted as evidence. judge nelson questioned whether martin actually sent the messages or someone else. defense attorney don west argued the
she's going to make major decisions, george. >> well, wolf, look. here's what all the fighting is about. the defense is winding down its case, expected to rest its case today. and they want two pieces of evidence admitted into this trial. they want, number one, a computer reenactment of the crime scene and also they want text messages and photos from trayvon martin's cell phone. the prosecution wants none of it. they don't want it in the trial and these attorneys, wolf, they stayed up so...
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and will george zimmerman ever, ever be able to return to any sense of normality. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> 800,000 naacp signatures, 15,000 on a white house web site, all calling on the obama administration to act in the wake of george zimmerman's not guilty verdict. this amid a second full day of civil rights demonstrations reverberating around the country and across social media platforms. despite the outrage among activists, the white house is making it clear the president won't be involved in that decision. let's go to the white house. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin has the very latest. jessica, what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, civil rights advocates say they believe trayvon martin was shot because he was black and that is a hate crime. so now they want to see him face federal charges. that is a very high standard to meet and the obama administration is busy setting realistic expectations. >> justice for trayvon! >> reporter: the pressure is mounting, with protests across the country and on the steps of the justice departme
and will george zimmerman ever, ever be able to return to any sense of normality. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> 800,000 naacp signatures, 15,000 on a white house web site, all calling on the obama administration to act in the wake of george zimmerman's not guilty verdict. this amid a second full day of civil rights demonstrations reverberating around the country and across social media platforms. despite the outrage among activists, the white house is...
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wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks for watching. >>> thanks, jake. the 911 call that's at the center of george zimmerman's defense. >> do you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> all right, what is your -- >> trayvon martin's father testifies about the screams on that 911 call and whether or not they belonged to his son. did the victim's father help the defense's case? also, zimmerman's friends take to the stand. they're identifying what they believe is the 911 screamer and show a more personal and emotional side to the defendant. >> and after the terrifying crash at san francisco airport, we're going to show you how nearly all the passengers survived and how you could make it out of an air disaster alive. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> george zimmerman's lawyers relied on an unlikely witness to help them make their case today, that would be the father of trayvon martin. tracy martin was called to testify about his initial reaction to a 911 call made that night and whether he could identify the person heard screaming for help in the background. two detectives took the stan
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>> well, you know, wolf, i would suggest perhaps george clooney, hugh jackman, maybe those two guys. le volunteer to do this. austan goolsby. >> i seen him volunteering. you know who could play wolf blitzer excellently? >> who? >> me. i have been training for that role my whole life. thanks very much, mary. we will continue this conversation down the road. >>> and happening now, one of the jurors who set george zimmerman free says he got away with murder. stand by for more of the bombshell rorks from the only majority juror. >>> plus a woman speaking out who says she was manipulated by the new york candidate anthony weiner. >>> and anthony castro may soon reach a deal to save his life. you are in the "situation room." i'm wolf blitzer. ♪ >>> one of the six women who acquitted george zimmerman now says she feels she owes trayvon martin's parents an apology, because she believes zimmerman in her words got away with murder. the breaking news this hour. the only minority juror is speaking out for the first time. she's showing her face to the world. in an interview with abc news, juror b 2
>> well, you know, wolf, i would suggest perhaps george clooney, hugh jackman, maybe those two guys. le volunteer to do this. austan goolsby. >> i seen him volunteering. you know who could play wolf blitzer excellently? >> who? >> me. i have been training for that role my whole life. thanks very much, mary. we will continue this conversation down the road. >>> and happening now, one of the jurors who set george zimmerman free says he got away with murder. stand...
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i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> okay, the george zimmerman trial is now in recess after a medical examiner testified his wounds were not serious. also george zimmerman's best friend on the stand today, but the jurors actually saw him sweating. what happened? and one deadline passes, another one looming for the egyptian president mohamed morsi to meet the demands of the people as the crisis worsens and the death toll climbs. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> let's continue the breaking news. the zimmerman murder trial has just recessed for the day, leaving even more questions about the prosecution's strategy in presenting their case. many of the witnesses called to testify today, as in days past, seem like they could be actually favorable for the defense, not the prosecution. among them, a chief medical examiner in the state of florida, george zimmerman's best friend and the lead investigator in the case. cnn's martin savidge was inside the courtroom for all of this testimony as it went down. he's joining us now. set the scene for us, an
i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> okay, the george zimmerman trial is now in recess after a medical examiner testified his wounds were not serious. also george zimmerman's best friend on the stand today, but the jurors actually saw him sweating. what happened? and one deadline passes, another one looming for the egyptian president mohamed morsi to meet the demands of the people as the crisis worsens and the death toll climbs. i'm wolf blitzer,...
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happened on that fateful evening, but it comes a day after some really dramatic testimony, george. >> reporter: wolfo what we understand, he does corporate presentations, creates these crime reconstruction animations. basically puts all the information from police reports, ballistic reports, puts it all into the computer software, this system that he has, and creates a presentation for jurors to watch. i want to go live into the courtroom right now. you can see daniel schumaker there, and we're waiting to see whether his computer animation will be allowed as evidence in this court. just yesterday, wolf, we heard from a long list of witnesses, many of them seem to be character witnesses, all vouching for the voice of george zimmerman on that 911 audiotape and the defense team, they put tracy martin on the spot, on the stand, to explain what he meant when he apparently said that the voice was not that of his son. let's listen. one after another after another, defense witnesses hammered home the same answer when asked who was screaming on this 911 call. >> you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> all ri
happened on that fateful evening, but it comes a day after some really dramatic testimony, george. >> reporter: wolfo what we understand, he does corporate presentations, creates these crime reconstruction animations. basically puts all the information from police reports, ballistic reports, puts it all into the computer software, this system that he has, and creates a presentation for jurors to watch. i want to go live into the courtroom right now. you can see daniel schumaker there, and...
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wolf. this is a windsor name, not a spencer george.a reference to diana here. what william is saying is this little boy is going to be a king and the king coming from the windsor line. it's difficult to do. spencer isn't a popular boy's name here and it isn't very traditional. >> if they do have a daughter one of these days, would it be appropriate for them to name that daughter diana? >> that's certainly the sentimental favorite but i doubt that will happen. they won't necessarily unless something terrible happens with the monarch but i think it would be a terrible cross to bare as much as it would be references her. he gave kate diana's engagement ring. that keeps her very present. he honors her in private name. if they named a baby after her they might use frances, which is diana's middle name. >> if we see a child named diana, it will be a middle name. there was much talk if it was a little girl we'd have alexandra, elizabeth, diana. she was the woman who did so much to change the monarchy, to revolutionalize, to modernize it, brin
wolf. this is a windsor name, not a spencer george.a reference to diana here. what william is saying is this little boy is going to be a king and the king coming from the windsor line. it's difficult to do. spencer isn't a popular boy's name here and it isn't very traditional. >> if they do have a daughter one of these days, would it be appropriate for them to name that daughter diana? >> that's certainly the sentimental favorite but i doubt that will happen. they won't necessarily...
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happened on that fateful evening, but it comes a day after some really dramatic testimony, george. >> reporter: wolf what we understand, he does corporate presentations, creates these crime reconstruction animations. basically puts all the information from police reports, ballistic reports, puts it all into the computer software, this system that he has, and creates a presentation for jurors to watch. i want to go live into the courtroom right now.
happened on that fateful evening, but it comes a day after some really dramatic testimony, george. >> reporter: wolf what we understand, he does corporate presentations, creates these crime reconstruction animations. basically puts all the information from police reports, ballistic reports, puts it all into the computer software, this system that he has, and creates a presentation for jurors to watch. i want to go live into the courtroom right now.
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wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> the backlash against george zimmerman's not guilty verdict is prolling more and mo cases into the spotlight and increasing questions on when and if the deadly use ofs f s fof f justified. >> there are people all over the country looking for cases similar to the zimmerman case. at first blush there are many of them with different verdicts but then you have to look closer. phoenix, arizona. daniel atkins is walking his dog past a taco bell. jude says atkins made a threatening move with some sort of bad. police find no such weapon and jude is charged with second degree murder. >> milwaukee, wisconsin. police say 76-year-old john spooner accuses 13-year-old darius simmons of burglarizing his hem two days earlier. the teen deny it is and the security camera records the explosive moments that he confronts the teen-ager and shoots the boy as his mother watches. >> he didn't appreciate the wrongfulness of what he was doing. >> this week he was convicted of murder anyway. >> what do we want? >> justice! >> in the wake of the zimmermann case, debates are ragi
wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> the backlash against george zimmerman's not guilty verdict is prolling more and mo cases into the spotlight and increasing questions on when and if the deadly use ofs f s fof f justified. >> there are people all over the country looking for cases similar to the zimmerman case. at first blush there are many of them with different verdicts but then you have to look closer. phoenix, arizona. daniel atkins is walking his dog...
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george w. bush breaking his silence about the nsa leaker edward snowden in an exclusive interview with cnn. you'll see it and hear it here in "the situation room." i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." in the meantime, we're continuing our live coverage of the george zimmerman trial. mark o'meara is continuing his questioning of chris serino, one of the first police officers on the scene. >> more so than the shooting incident, correct. >> so with that in mind, let me just show you what the jury is seeing now and is already in evidence and ask you is that some of what you're talking about, the trauma of that? of course -- >> that's the trauma the night of. >> this is the picture that you saw that officer wagner had taken of him, correct? >> yes. >> you didn't see mr. zimmerman live in this condition because he had been cleaned up. >> right. >> and this photograph -- that's the one that john minolo showed. >> yes. >> i hadn't seen that. >> is that part of the trauma you were talking about he had gone through. >> sir, i think more specifically the fearing for his life trauma that he was expressing. wasn't the actual physical injuries, if i may.
george w. bush breaking his silence about the nsa leaker edward snowden in an exclusive interview with cnn. you'll see it and hear it here in "the situation room." i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." in the meantime, we're continuing our live coverage of the george zimmerman trial. mark o'meara is continuing his questioning of chris serino, one of the first police officers on the scene. >> more so than the shooting incident, correct. >> so with that...
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wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the prosecution wrapped up its case against george zimmerman by portraying him as a frustrated, angry, wanna-be cop who profiled trayvon martin as a criminal making false assumptions that proved deadly. the lead prosecutor, bernie de la rionda told the six women on the jury that zimmerman's claim that he shot the unarmed teen-ager in self-defense is a lie. he spent more than two hours delivering the state's closing argument, outlining the case for second degree murder and the lesser charge potentially of manslaughter. the judge debra nelson agreed the manslaughter charge but denied the request to add a third degree felony murder charge. listen to the powerful beginning of bernie de la rionda's remarks. >> a teen-ager is dead. he is dead through no fault of his own. he is dead because another man made assumptions. that man assumed certain things. he is dead not just because the man made those assumptions, because he acted upon those assumptions. and unfortunately, unfortunately because his assumptions were wrong, trayvon benjamin martin no longer walks on thi
wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the prosecution wrapped up its case against george zimmerman by portraying him as a frustrated, angry, wanna-be cop who profiled trayvon martin as a criminal making false assumptions that proved deadly. the lead prosecutor, bernie de la rionda told the six women on the jury that zimmerman's claim that he shot the unarmed teen-ager in self-defense is a lie. he spent more than two hours delivering the state's closing argument,...
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wolf blitzer in washington. the only juror to speak publicly about the george zimmerman trial has just released a new statement to cnn. the woman known as juror b-37 spoke earlier and in an exclusive interview with anderson cooper in a new statement, she says this, let me quote. thank you for the opportunity to vent some of the anguish which has been in my since the trial began. for reasons of my own, i needed to speak alone. there will be no other interviews. my prayers are with all of those who have influence and power to modify the laws that left me with no verdict option other than not guilty in order to remain within the instructions. no other family should be forced to endure what the martin family has endured and goes on to say this, now, as for the alleged book deal, there is not one at this time. there was an agreement with a literary agent to explore the concept of a book which discusses impact of sequestration on my perception of the serious case while being compared to perceptions of an attorney closely following the trial from outside the bubble. the relationship with the agent ceased the moment i re
wolf blitzer in washington. the only juror to speak publicly about the george zimmerman trial has just released a new statement to cnn. the woman known as juror b-37 spoke earlier and in an exclusive interview with anderson cooper in a new statement, she says this, let me quote. thank you for the opportunity to vent some of the anguish which has been in my since the trial began. for reasons of my own, i needed to speak alone. there will be no other interviews. my prayers are with all of those...
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i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> right now, george zimmerman is being judged by jurors. a verdict could happen at any time. will it come down to the fine print of the law or will it come down to emotion? lawyers on both sides argued their cases one last time. our analysts are standing by. they'll take a closer look at the critical point that the lawyers made and their clashing styles. and the defense attorney mark o'mara talks at about the toughest and most controversial choices he had to make during the trial and how race has figured into this trial. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> in florida right now there's breaking news in the george zimmerman trial. the court is compiling a list of evidence for the jurors. they just asked for it only moments ago, nearly two and a half hours into their deliberations. the six women are trying to sort out what really happened on the night of zimmerman's deadly confrontation with 17-year-old trayvon martin. jurors will decide whether zimmerman is guilty of second degree murder or the lesser charge of ma
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reverend hutchins you disagree that george zimmerman's mother neutralized the testimony of trayvon martin's mother? >> what you characterized, wolf, as the emotional testimony of trayvon martin's mother because george zimmerman's mother has one major difference with trayvon's mother. mr. zimmerman's mother and her son are alive, trayvon is not. >> what about that, page? what do you make of that argument? >> reverend hutchins is correct, it's not our opinion that counts, the jurors' opinion that counts. but i believe it was effecti effective, and fortunate that the defense was able to call the witnesses. end of the day on friday, almost immediately after the testimony of zimmerman's family. i think they did the best job they could. >> sunny, you believe trayvon martin's brother was a more efe effective witness than either of the mothers. i think i heard you say that. >> yeah. i mean, you know, certainly, the mother pofs testimony was compelling, but i think there is a certain part of that, that could have been neutralized. you have one mother saying it's my son and another mother saying it's my son. but you don't have a brother ge
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i'm wolf blitzer in washington. the george zimmerman verdict is in but the whole saga is far from closed. in fact, we expect the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, to talk about the verdict and the investigation in a major speech. he's getting ready to deliver this hour. we expect it to begin in about 30 minutes. we'll have live coverage. >>> also outside the justice department right now an organization representing some 34,000 black churches is planning on having a rally. the national black church initiative, as it's called, is pushing the government to prosecute george zimmerman under federal civil rights laws. >>> in sanford, florida, right now, people are prepared to gather for a prayer event.
i'm wolf blitzer in washington. the george zimmerman verdict is in but the whole saga is far from closed. in fact, we expect the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, to talk about the verdict and the investigation in a major speech. he's getting ready to deliver this hour. we expect it to begin in about 30 minutes. we'll have live coverage. >>> also outside the justice department right now an organization representing some 34,000 black churches is planning on having a...
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just yesterday, wolf, we heard from a long list of witnesses, many of them seem to be character witnesses, all vouching for the voice of george zimmerman on that 911 audiotape and the defense team, they put tracy martin on the spot, on the stand, to explain what he meant when he apparently said that the voice was not that of his son. let's listen. one after another after another, defense witnesses hammered home the same answer when asked who was screaming on this 911 call. >> you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> all right. what is your -- >> do you know whose voice that is in the background screaming? >> yes, definitely, it's george. >> i thought it was george. >> when i heard the tape, my immediate reaction was, that's george screaming for help. >> whose voice is it? >> george zimmerman's voice. >> there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that is george zimmerman. and i wish to god i did not have that ability to understand that. >> it was john donnelly that made george zimmerman emotional. he bought george clothes for trial and taught him how to draw a windsor knot. they drew on his experience in combat as a medic who rout
just yesterday, wolf, we heard from a long list of witnesses, many of them seem to be character witnesses, all vouching for the voice of george zimmerman on that 911 audiotape and the defense team, they put tracy martin on the spot, on the stand, to explain what he meant when he apparently said that the voice was not that of his son. let's listen. one after another after another, defense witnesses hammered home the same answer when asked who was screaming on this 911 call. >> you think...
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wolf. it started first when he was viewed by george zimmerman and it didn't change. i think a lot of people see that and i think everyone has said or many people have said that are critical of this verdict that if you switch the races, switch roles in this case, we wouldn't have had this outcome. i think we need to look are we either part of the solution or part of the problem. but what did we learn out of this place and how can we make it different in the future? you can't solve the issue in a trial. the kinds of issues we had in this case, you can't solve them in a trial, you have to solve them in a national conversation level. i'm encouraged to see a lot of conversations about this issue very, very frank and ongoing. >> wolf, what was the most effective to me, not only eric holder talking about his son but here you have an african-american attorney general talking about his own experiences having been pulled over by the new jersey when he said he wasn't quite sure he was speeding or having been pulled over on his way to a movie in georgetown when, as he pointed ou
wolf. it started first when he was viewed by george zimmerman and it didn't change. i think a lot of people see that and i think everyone has said or many people have said that are critical of this verdict that if you switch the races, switch roles in this case, we wouldn't have had this outcome. i think we need to look are we either part of the solution or part of the problem. but what did we learn out of this place and how can we make it different in the future? you can't solve the issue in a...
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i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> okay, the george zimmerman trial is now in recess after a medical examiner testified his wounds were not serious. also george zimmerman's best friend on the stand today, but the jurors actually saw him sweating. what happened? and one deadline passes, another one looming for the egyptian president mohamed morsi to meet the demands of
i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> okay, the george zimmerman trial is now in recess after a medical examiner testified his wounds were not serious. also george zimmerman's best friend on the stand today, but the jurors actually saw him sweating. what happened? and one deadline passes, another one looming for the egyptian president mohamed morsi to meet the demands of
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i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> right now, george zimmerman is being judgedjurors. a verdict could happen at any time. will it come down to the fine print of the law or will it come down to emotion? lawyers on both sides argued their cases one last time. our analysts are standing by. they'll take a closer look at the critical point that the lawyers made and their clashing styles. and the defense attorney mark o'mara talks at about the toughest and most controversial choices he had to make during the trial and how race has figured into this trial. i'm wolf blitzer.
i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> right now, george zimmerman is being judgedjurors. a verdict could happen at any time. will it come down to the fine print of the law or will it come down to emotion? lawyers on both sides argued their cases one last time. our analysts are standing by. they'll take a closer look at the critical point that the lawyers made and their clashing styles. and the defense attorney mark o'mara talks at about the toughest and...
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george w. bush in africa, to do a little charity work. you can see more with the former president and first lady with wolf blitzer. of course, we are continuing to watch the george zimmerman murder trial. we are back in a minute. . >> dr. nakasone the fbi analyst still on the stand questioned by defense attorney don west. he is getting into telling don west that it's virtually impossible for scientists to figure out whose voice it was on that 911 tape for various reasons. he testified to the fact that even if a person very familiar with the person, if that person heard a loved one's voice on that 911 call, it doesn't necessarily mean they will be able to identify that voice with 100% certainty. >>> after five days filled with headline making witness, colorful language and photos the zimmerman trial is starting to take an emotional toel toll. >> reporter: one week of graphic and at times disturbing testimony at both sides are showing sign of strain. trayvon martin's parents removed to tears on the first day, listening to opening statements. the very next day, they had to walk out when the court saw pictures of their
george w. bush in africa, to do a little charity work. you can see more with the former president and first lady with wolf blitzer. of course, we are continuing to watch the george zimmerman murder trial. we are back in a minute. . >> dr. nakasone the fbi analyst still on the stand questioned by defense attorney don west. he is getting into telling don west that it's virtually impossible for scientists to figure out whose voice it was on that 911 tape for various reasons. he testified to...
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justice for trayvon event, and the primary reason behind those, wolf, is to try and put pressure on the justice department to investigate george zimmerman for possible violations of trayvon martin's civil rights. so that's the impetus behind those. they're going to be held primarily at federal courthouses and police departments. sybrina fulton, trayvon's mother, is going to be in new york. his father, tracy, will be here at the miami event. wolf? >> i know you'll be watching it for us. thanks very much. john zarrella reporting from miami. >>> remember, later this hour, sunny hostin who sat down with the martin family, the parents of trayvon martin, she'll be joining us. we'll have excerpts from her interrue. >>> also coming up, the edward snowden effect. why the country's anti-terrorism chief is worried right now. la's known definitely for its traffic, congestion, for it's smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the busses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution to the earth. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. >>> warning from the
justice for trayvon event, and the primary reason behind those, wolf, is to try and put pressure on the justice department to investigate george zimmerman for possible violations of trayvon martin's civil rights. so that's the impetus behind those. they're going to be held primarily at federal courthouses and police departments. sybrina fulton, trayvon's mother, is going to be in new york. his father, tracy, will be here at the miami event. wolf? >> i know you'll be watching it for us....
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>> reporter: well, wolf, no one was sure that george zimmerman was even in florida, but this happenedmile from where he shot trayvon martin in february of 2012. the 911 calls from this night had just been released. i want you to listen to a portion of one of those and then we'll explain what happened after. >> i just witnessed an accident on the off ramp coming off the 417 to get on to i-4 over in sanford. >> reporter: mom, dad, and their two kids were in this blue explorer that rolled as it was trying to go on to the interstate. two people showed up to help them out. no injuries. one of those two persons, george zimmerman. he did not witness the accident. but he was in the right place at the right time, at least, for that family. now, that unlikely will come up tonight. it probably won't be the topic of conversation at the church here in sanford. the naacp here is hosting a town hall meeting to talk about how to move forward from this, especially how to urge the doj, the department of justice, to file those civil rights charges. now, to put this into context, i mean this state, flori
>> reporter: well, wolf, no one was sure that george zimmerman was even in florida, but this happenedmile from where he shot trayvon martin in february of 2012. the 911 calls from this night had just been released. i want you to listen to a portion of one of those and then we'll explain what happened after. >> i just witnessed an accident on the off ramp coming off the 417 to get on to i-4 over in sanford. >> reporter: mom, dad, and their two kids were in this blue explorer...
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department says there's not going to be any criminal charges filed against george zimmerman under the civil rights laws? >> well, wolfl, because i do think it's important that we not prejudge an investigation which is really just beginning, and i think the justice department should be given an even, level playing field to conduct their investigation. but while that is going on, the issues that reverend jackson recommends, some of the steps that the president suggested today should be undertaken. it is so important that we seize this moment, that we understand the deeper, more serious, systemic challenges that this case has laid raw, and also that we recognize that there will be great expression tomorrow with the vigils in 100 cities, great expression in august as we conduct the civil rights continuation march. there's going to be a continuing conversation about this. i would also make an appeal to local elected officials and people at the local level, mayors and governors and others, not to simply sit back, because this is playing out in cities like chicago and atlanta and new orleans and baltimore, oakland, each and
department says there's not going to be any criminal charges filed against george zimmerman under the civil rights laws? >> well, wolfl, because i do think it's important that we not prejudge an investigation which is really just beginning, and i think the justice department should be given an even, level playing field to conduct their investigation. but while that is going on, the issues that reverend jackson recommends, some of the steps that the president suggested today should be...
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wolf blitzer in washington. the only juror to speak publicly about the george zimmerman trial has just released a new statement to b-37 spoke earlier and in an exclusive interview with anderson cooper in a new statement, she says this, let me quote. thank you for the opportunity to vent some of the anguish which has been in my since the trial began. for reasons of my own, i needed to speak alone.
wolf blitzer in washington. the only juror to speak publicly about the george zimmerman trial has just released a new statement to b-37 spoke earlier and in an exclusive interview with anderson cooper in a new statement, she says this, let me quote. thank you for the opportunity to vent some of the anguish which has been in my since the trial began. for reasons of my own, i needed to speak alone.
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wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the george zimmerman murder trial is in recess on this 4th of julyt time tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m. eastern the court will be back in session with a no-nonsense judge presiding. the defense has asked the judge, debra nelson, so they could depose martin family attorney benjamin crump but she wasn't having any of it. watch this. >> we certainly couldn't have taken mr. crump's deposition during the trial day. the court doesn't expect mr. o'mara and myself to leave the courtroom -- >> you've left for other reasons. but now i have a jury sequestered that are going to be off on thursday and you don't want court on friday. that's saturday, sunday. i'm not doing that. >> we ask the court -- >> end of discussion. >> end of discussion she says. she's tough. this isn't the first time judge nelson has given the attorneys in her courtroom a bit of a slap on the wrist. here's cnn crime and justice correspondent joe johns. >> reporter: judge debra nelson is a no-nonsense, 13-year veteran of the bench. >> may i finish? i will let you finish of course. former substi
wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the george zimmerman murder trial is in recess on this 4th of julyt time tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m. eastern the court will be back in session with a no-nonsense judge presiding. the defense has asked the judge, debra nelson, so they could depose martin family attorney benjamin crump but she wasn't having any of it. watch this. >> we certainly couldn't have taken mr. crump's deposition during the trial day. the court...
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i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room" who will continue the coverage of the george zimmerman trial. >> happening in his own words, jurors see and hear george zimmerman on tape recounting those dramatic chain of events that ended in trayvon martin's death. >> also, it's the deadliest blaze since the 9/11 attacks and the deadliest in arizona history. and former government george w. bush breaking his silence about the nsa leaker edward snowden in an exclusive interview with cnn. you'll see it and
i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room" who will continue the coverage of the george zimmerman trial. >> happening in his own words, jurors see and hear george zimmerman on tape recounting those dramatic chain of events that ended in trayvon martin's death. >> also, it's the deadliest blaze since the 9/11 attacks and the deadliest in arizona history. and former government george w. bush breaking his silence about the nsa leaker edward snowden in an...
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wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> breaking news, a second juror in the george zimmerman trial breaks her silence and shows her fatenel now says that, quote, zimmerman got away with murder. and horrific video of that train derailment. and
wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> breaking news, a second juror in the george zimmerman trial breaks her silence and shows her fatenel now says that, quote, zimmerman got away with murder. and horrific video of that train derailment. and
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wolf blitzer. we're continuing our coverage of the george zimmerman case. let's go to our legal analysts sunny hostin. we just heard the defense call its first two witnesses, that being the mother of george zimmerman, as well as the uncle right there, jorge meza, of george zimmerman. sunny and mark, first, let's start with the uncle. what did you think of his testimony there? did you think that the jury will find him believable that he thought this was george's voice screaming on this 911 tape? >> well, i thought he was a very credible witness in the sense that he's a law enforcement officer, he spoke clearly with conviction, although i do think that the circumstances surrounding what he is testifying to just seem a bit odd that you would be watching, you know, on your computer and you hear a scream somewhere in your home and you identify that scream immediately as that of not even your son but your nephew. i'm not sure if that -- those circumstances are believable but i thought that his testimony -- through his testimony he came off as a credible witness.
wolf blitzer. we're continuing our coverage of the george zimmerman case. let's go to our legal analysts sunny hostin. we just heard the defense call its first two witnesses, that being the mother of george zimmerman, as well as the uncle right there, jorge meza, of george zimmerman. sunny and mark, first, let's start with the uncle. what did you think of his testimony there? did you think that the jury will find him believable that he thought this was george's voice screaming on this 911 tape?...
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she was the holdout juror, i was surprised she basically, wolf, said that her understanding of the law was that she had to determine that george zimmerman, when he left his home, intended to kill trayvon martin. that was shocking to me because all along during the state's case, she seemed to be listening so intently. she seemed to understand the arguments so well, and she in particular when listening to the jury instructions was so attentive. so i was very surprised that she seemed to have just a misunderstanding of the law. that really surprised me. >> i'm sure it surprised a lot of people. caroline, you're a jury consultant. let me play sound from this juror 29 talking about those specific jury instructions. listen to this. >> for myself, he's guilty because the evidence shows he's guilty. >> he's guilty of? >> killing trayvon martin. but as the law was read to me, if you have no proof that he killed him intentionally, you can't find -- you can't say he's guilty. >> so caroline, you have a lot of experience, obviously, with jury instructions and jurors. are you surprised that she appears to be, well, if you believe what sunn
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wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> thanks very much. happening now, a big day for george zimmerman's defense. his story. and soon we could get a ruling on whether jurors will see a dramatic piece of evidence, a computer animation of trayvon martin's fatal shooting. stand by. plus, we're also standing by for new information from federal investigators about the asiana airline crash and the interview with the pilot behind the controls during the disastrous landing. they've just completed that interview. >> and he might have been president of france until he was accused of sexual assault two years ago in a new york city
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wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> thanks very much. happening now, a big day for george zimmerman's defense. a famed expert on gunshot wounds backs up his story. and soon we could get a ruling on whether jurors will see a dramatic piece of evidence, a computer animation of trayvon martin's fatal shooting. stand by. plus, we're also standing by for new information from federal investigators about the asiana airline crash and the interview with the pilot behind the controls during the disastrous landing. they've just completed that interview. >> and he might have been president of france until he was accused of sexual assault two years ago in a new york city hotel. now dominique strauss kahn is talking exclusively to cnn and his deep anger about the way he was treated by the new york city police. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> we're standing by for what could be a major bombshell ruling from the judge in the george zimmerman trial. she's deciding whether to allow jurors to see a computer animation of zimmerman shooting trayvon martin the way zimmerman says it happened. it
wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> thanks very much. happening now, a big day for george zimmerman's defense. a famed expert on gunshot wounds backs up his story. and soon we could get a ruling on whether jurors will see a dramatic piece of evidence, a computer animation of trayvon martin's fatal shooting. stand by. plus, we're also standing by for new information from federal investigators about the asiana airline crash and the interview with the pilot behind the controls...
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she was the holdout juror, i was surprised she basically, wolf, said that her understanding of the law was that she had to determine that george zimmerman, when he left his home, intended to kill trayvon martin. that was shocking to me because all along during the state's case, she seemed to be listening so intently. she seemed to understand the arguments so well, and she in particular when listening to the jury instructions was so attentive. so i was very surprised that she seemed to have just a misunderstanding of the law. that really surprised me. >> i'm sure it surprised a lot of people. caroline, you're a jury consultant. let me play sound from this juror 29 talking about those specific jury instructions. listen to this. >> for myself, he's guilty because the evidence shows he's guilty. >> he's guilty of? >> killing trayvon martin. but as the law was read to me, if you have no proof that he killed him intentionally, you can't find -- you can't say he's guilty. >> so caroline, you have a lot of experience, obviously, with jury instructions and jurors. are you surprised that she appears to be, well, if you believe what sunn
she was the holdout juror, i was surprised she basically, wolf, said that her understanding of the law was that she had to determine that george zimmerman, when he left his home, intended to kill trayvon martin. that was shocking to me because all along during the state's case, she seemed to be listening so intently. she seemed to understand the arguments so well, and she in particular when listening to the jury instructions was so attentive. so i was very surprised that she seemed to have just...